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Alright, how did I miss this? Eight episode miniseries, aired on TNT in 2006. This story, "You Know They Got A Hell Of A Band", is the one from "Nightmares And Dreamscapes", the collection, that stuck with me the most after reading. To this day? Still can creep me out when I see or hear Buddy Holly or hear or see Janis and my mind will briefly flash to this story. The woman they have here, playing Janis? Eeeeeeeeerie man!! Just realy really eerie and creepily right on. See how Stephen screws with your head like that? Ha! That old rocker. LOL!
I seriously though had no idea they'd done any kind of a filmed adaptation of this story. The miniseries is available on DVD now, so I think I'm going to have to check this out. Meanwhile I have this clip, and it's lengthy enough to give me an idea that they did very very well with it. In the still for the embedded video you can see Ronnie Van Zant and Duane Allman. Fantastic.
Reading the Wiki on the story right now, I see in the trivia section (Wiki frowns upon trivia sections but whatevs) where there were differences between this television version and the short story. The mentioning of Kurt Cobain and George Harrison being a kind of major one, since neither had died when this story was originally written then released. But meh. Still looks good and visually creepy!
Another aside? I love my rock and roll, and many of these people, but if I found myself in this same situation and it wasn't some fun novelty cafe, and these were the REAL. DEAL.? Oh man. *shudder* But yes the story is a good one. It's not one of his GREATEST shorts, but if you've got a rock and roll lovin' heart you'll get a kick out of this one so go read it if you haven't.
Damn it. Dad has a doctors appointment, I don't have to be in until 4 this PM, and I'm alone in the house right now. Yes it's broad daylight in the middle of the morning, but *gulp* I've got Stephen King on the brain and other little snippets of stories and stuff are flashing back.
Not good. Not good. Must go find something sweet and happy. Sweet and happy. Yeah.
BTW? You Tube all of a sudden after like almost a month has been WORKING in my Firefox! I don't know what they did or I did but thank GOODNESS.
ETA
Um, oh HI there Janis and Jimi looking at me from my journal header! OMG.
I seriously though had no idea they'd done any kind of a filmed adaptation of this story. The miniseries is available on DVD now, so I think I'm going to have to check this out. Meanwhile I have this clip, and it's lengthy enough to give me an idea that they did very very well with it. In the still for the embedded video you can see Ronnie Van Zant and Duane Allman. Fantastic.
Reading the Wiki on the story right now, I see in the trivia section (Wiki frowns upon trivia sections but whatevs) where there were differences between this television version and the short story. The mentioning of Kurt Cobain and George Harrison being a kind of major one, since neither had died when this story was originally written then released. But meh. Still looks good and visually creepy!
Another aside? I love my rock and roll, and many of these people, but if I found myself in this same situation and it wasn't some fun novelty cafe, and these were the REAL. DEAL.? Oh man. *shudder* But yes the story is a good one. It's not one of his GREATEST shorts, but if you've got a rock and roll lovin' heart you'll get a kick out of this one so go read it if you haven't.
Damn it. Dad has a doctors appointment, I don't have to be in until 4 this PM, and I'm alone in the house right now. Yes it's broad daylight in the middle of the morning, but *gulp* I've got Stephen King on the brain and other little snippets of stories and stuff are flashing back.
Not good. Not good. Must go find something sweet and happy. Sweet and happy. Yeah.
BTW? You Tube all of a sudden after like almost a month has been WORKING in my Firefox! I don't know what they did or I did but thank GOODNESS.
ETA
Um, oh HI there Janis and Jimi looking at me from my journal header! OMG.
